U.S. Marines AH-1W Super Cobra

Indian Ocean, 24 July 2004 —
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Marlene M. Flores, a Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE), directs the arrival of an AH-1W Cobra assigned to the “Fighting Griffins” of Marine Helicopter Medium Squadron Two Six Six (HMM-266) on to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship
USS Wasp
(LHD 1).
HMM-266 is the Aircraft Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) as they return to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship
USS Wasp (LHD 1).
The 22nd MEU is part of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group two (ESG-2)
and are currently on deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).